Panda GateDefender eSeries document of technical changes

Find below a summary of the packages uploaded to the production servers and their description, by release date:

Important: Should you detect anomalies in the performance of the appliance after applying the updates, we highly recommend to reboot the system, in order to ensure the correct implementation of packages recently upgraded.

OpenVPN Gw2Gw can result in the same TAP interface being used panda-vpnclient-3.0.27-0.panda19.noarch.rpm

Job method openvpnjob.client_connect in some situation does not create correct configurationFirewall rules not updated when an OpenVPN server is added or removedPasswords are shown in cleartext in JobsEngine requests log panda-vpn-3.0.121-0.panda22.noarch.rpm

OpenVPN does not start anymore when TAP device remains configured due to crash or kill openvpn-2.3.6-16.panda5.i586.rpm

VPNIPsec daemon unable to install policies (SPD) in kernel an ARMIPsec/L2TP not working over PPPoE linkstrongswan-ikev1-5.1.1-1.panda3.i586.rpmstrongswan-ikev2-5.1.1-1.panda3.i586.rpmstrongswan-ipsec-5.1.1-1.panda3.i586.rpmstrongswan-libs0-5.1.1-1.panda3.i586.rpm

Folder permissions for provisioned gw2gw tunnel are not migrated to nobody:panda-provisioning-2.10.40-1.panda13.noarch.rpm

Changes applied on 2015-04-29: NEW VERSION 5.50.50 AVAILABLE!

Note: The following new features, improvements and corrections will only be available for appliances running 5.50 version. Thus, if your Gatedefender is running a version lower than 5.50, we advice you to upgrade the software from the Panda Perimetral Console, as soon as possible, in order to apply and start enjoying the new characteristics. Read how to upgrade from 5.00.10 to 5.50 versión (PDF).

5.50 version:

Base system

Improvements:

Allow Zone Status Widget to be used for multiple configuration optionspanda-guilib-3.0.25-0.panda4.noarch.rpm

New settings are not enabled by defaultemi-3.0.150-0.panda12.noarch.rpm

UnicodeDecodeError traceback when browsing Events if language is other than Englishpanda-backup-3.0.15-1.panda11.i586.rpmpanda-commtouch-webfilter-3.0.28-1.panda19.noarch.rpmpanda-dnsmasq-3.0.14-0.panda21.noarch.rpmpanda-panda-client-3.0.28-0.panda35.noarch.rpmpanda-guilib-3.0.25-0.panda4.noarch.rpmpanda-httpd-3.0.16-0.panda10.noarch.rpmpanda-icap-3.0.10-0.panda8.noarch.rpmpanda-locales-*-3.0.15-0.panda8.i586.rpm

Remove logsurfer and create a new notification daemon.Affected packages:panda-customscripts-3.0.3-1.panda1.noarch.rpmpanda-eal-backend-3.0.63-0.panda11.noarch.rpmpanda-panda-client-3.0.23-0.panda35.noarch.rpmpanda-monit-3.0.6-0.panda5.noarch.rpmpanda-network-3.0.27-0.panda34.noarch.rpmpanda-network-status-3.0.27-0.panda34.noarch.rpmpanda-notifications-3.0.13-0.panda8.noarch.rpmpanda-openssh-3.0.5-0.panda6.noarch.rpmpanda-reporting-3.0.65-0.panda2.noarch.rpmpanda-smsnotifications-3.0.4-1.panda2.noarch.rpmpanda-spamassassin-3.0.10-2.panda23.noarch.rpmpanda-support-3.0.3-0.panda5.noarch.rpmpanda-syslog-3.0.29-1.panda12.noarch.rpmpanda-vpnclient-3.0.15-0.panda16.noarch.rpmpanda-client-3.0.8-1.panda28.i586.rpmpanda-core-3.0.54-0.panda11.i586.rpmpanda-gatedefender-templates-3.0.2-0.panda0.i586.rpmuplinksdaemon-3.0.6-0.panda19.i586.rpm

Fixed a bug where an SMS was only sent if sending an email was successful.Affected packages:panda-notifications-3.0.13-0.panda8.noarch.rpmpanda-core-3.0.54-0.panda11.i586.rpm

Grid collapsed if an error was to be shown.Affected packages:panda-notifications-3.0.13-0.panda8.noarch.rpm

Added dependencies for panda-customscripts and panda-smsnotifications for all appliances.Affected packages:panda-gatedefender-appliance-3.0.26-1.panda30.i586.rpmpanda-gatedefender-appliance-integra-esb-3.0.26-1.panda30.i586.rpmpanda-gatedefender-appliance-integra-esoho-3.0.26-1.panda30.i586.rpmpanda-gatedefender-appliance-performa-e9100-3.0.26-1.panda30.i586.rpmpanda-gatedefender-appliance-performa-e9100lite-3.0.26-1.panda30.i586.rpmpanda-gatedefender-appliance-performa-e9500-3.0.26-1.panda30.i586.rpmpanda-gatedefender-appliance-performa-e9500lite-3.0.26-1.panda30.i586.rpmpanda-gatedefender-appliance-performa-esb-3.0.26-1.panda30.i586.rpmpanda-gatedefender-appliance-software-eseries-3.0.26-1.panda30.i586.rpmpanda-gatedefender-appliance-virtual-eseries-3.0.26-1.panda30.i586.rpm

System

Systems were accessible from WAN via IPv6 if receiving an IPv6 address from DHCP.Affected packages:panda-network-3.0.27-0.panda34.noarch.rpmpanda-network-status-3.0.27-0.panda34.noarch.rpm

Country renamed to "Taiwan, Republic of China".Affected packages:panda-core-3.0.54-0.panda11.i586.rpm

The webserver was not listening on the management port in some occasions.Affected packages:jobsengine-3.0.34-1.panda5.i586.rpm

Jobsengine lockfile was not removed thus resulting in wrong behaviour on service restarts.Affected packages:panda-restartscripts-3.0.9-0.panda2.noarch.rpm

STP was not enabled when HA was enabled while in routed mode and then switched to bridge mode.Affected packages:panda-network-3.0.27-0.panda34.noarch.rpmpanda-network-status-3.0.27-0.panda34.noarch.rpm

GUI: Improvements added to the usability of various GUI widgets such as compatibility for Internet Explorer 9 and general adjustments both in the grid widget's search functionality and style definitions.

VPN Portal:The new VPN Portal feature has been added. The feature is a reverse proxy implementation that integrates seemlessly into the VPN menu and adds the possibility to connect to internal web servers with full-featured authentication options and no need for a VPN client.